West Brom look set to target a member of Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham coaching team
Tottenham are braced for an approach for first-team coach Ryan Mason over the vacant West Brom job, the PA news agency understands.
West Brom have been on the hunt for a new manager since Tony Mowbray was dismissed on April 21.
Mason has emerged as a leading candidate for the role, but Spurs' rollercoaster 2024-25 campaign only ended on Sunday days after Europa League success in Bilbao.
Uncertainly remains over the future of Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou and yet a coaching restructure at the Premier League team could occur regardless of if the Australian is kept on by chairman Daniel Levy.
Highly rated coach Mason held talks with Belgian club Anderlecht in October before a mutual decision was made to remain at Spurs, which enabled the 33-year-old to play his part in the club's first trophy in 17 years.
After two previous caretaker stints across a seven-year coaching spell at Tottenham, Mason has long been tipped for a future in management and could land his first role at West Brom.
West Brom finished ninth in the Championship but dismissed Mowbray after their play-off hopes ended in April.
Mowbray had only been hired in January to replace Carlos Corberan, who left to take over at Valencia in December.
After Mason progressed through Spurs' academy, he played once for England during a decade-long playing career before he was forced to retire at the age of 26 in 2018 after he sustained a fractured skull in a Premier League match for Hull away to Chelsea.